Domestic Israeli flight preparing for emergency landing. The plane left Ben-Gurion airport and had to make its way back once a problem was discovered with its breaks >>

First female mayor of Beit Shemesh: There is strength in acceptance, love. After her exciting surprise win, the city’s new female mayor tells us about her plan to rise above religious struggles and create a richer, more varied Beit Shemesh that represents everyone. >>

Jews don’t bend their knees. Nobody says you have to agree with everything your school stands for, but don’t publicly disrespect the very ethos of the place >>

Jews of former Cossack fort Irkutsk mark 200 years of prosperity and persecution. Founded by a band of liberated Jewish Cantonist soldiers in 1818, this small Siberian community has donated to communal causes worldwide -- and been threatened with expulsion >>

Shop, pray, repeat - the emerging synagogue trend in Israeli retail stores. "In the past year, the company (Lavi) has established 57 synagogues in the supermarkets of Rami Levy, Yohananoff and Wineot Bitan." >>

Sick Israeli children wait for home visits while their would-be teachers wait for work. Parents and the NGO employed by the government disagree over why kids with autism and other problems aren’t getting the help at home they need >>

Stunning biblical mosaics revealed in detail for the first time. For the first time, archaeologists have released detailed images of stunning biblical mosaics discovered at the site of an ancient synagogue site in Northern Israel. >>

With the death penalty, Israel shouldn’t act like a street gang. A modern nation of laws isn’t supposed to act based on revenge. Its legal system is founded on decency, justice and equality, not primitive concepts like hatred >>